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    "id": 1231695,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1231695/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Chute",
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        "legal_name": "Chute Mohamed Said",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1), to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources on the status of carbon credit trading in Kenya. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1) State Kenya’s current position in the global carbon market, disclosing how the market has evolved over the past few years. (2) State the main carbon trading projects currently being implemented in Kenya, outlining the amount of carbon sequestered in the last five years and state how these projects have contributed to the country’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. (3) State ways in which the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry is regulating and promoting the carbon market in the country, stating policies in place that support the growth of the market. (4) Disclose the activities of the Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT), which is currently undertaking carbon market trading works with communities living in the Northern regions, tabling approvals, if any, that the trust received to undertake this trading and provide the total number and value of carbon credits that have been generated by the trust since it started operations in Northern Kenya, and how the income generated from carbon credit has been utilized to benefit local communities. (5) State NRT’s plans for expanding their carbon projects to other areas in the Northern Belt and other parts of the country, outlining criteria used to select the conservancies that participate in the carbon projects."
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